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Home Oxygen Therapy in the NewbornCosts and Parental Acceptance
Elizabeth H. Thilo, MD;
Jackie Comito, RN, NNP;
Debora McCulliss, RN, MSN
Am J Dis Child. 1987;141(7):766-768.
Abstract
• To assess the cost of and parental response to home oxygen therapy in the newborn, a telephone survey was conducted of 34 families of infants discharged from our intensive care nursery along with supplemental oxygen therapy. Mean birth weight was 1988 g and gestatlonal age was 33 weeks. The mean length of time oxygen was required at home was 74 days. Savings were estimated for each infant and were found to average $33370. The typical problems encountered by these families are described. Despite the Inconveniences involved, 94% of these families stated they would again take a baby home while oxygen dependent if necessary.
(AJDC 1987;141:766-768)
Author Affiliations
From the Department of Newborn Medicine, Rose Medical Center, Denver.
Footnotes
Accepted for publication Nov 18, 1986.
Read before the Tenth Annual Conference on Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine, American Academy of Pediatrics, District 8 Section on Perinatal Pediatrics, Rippling River, Ore, May 23, 1985.
Reprint requests to Department of Newborn Medicine, Rose Medical Center, 4567 E Ninth Ave, Denver, CO 80220 (Dr Thilo).
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